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PEACE
Empowering Children with Autism
to reach their Full Potential
More children will be diagnosed with Autism this year than with
AIDS, Diabetes and Cancer combined. Autism is the fastest-growing
serious Developmental Disability in the United States.
About once every month in this country, a father of a child with
Autism kills the child and then kills himself. These occurrences
underscore the futility and absolute despair felt by parents when
confronted by Autism. It also brings an agonizing focus on the
urgency of providing education, training and care for the child and
the family to combat this ‘theft of a mind.’
A Child with ASD (autistic spectrum disorder) has a normal life
expectancy but if they and their significant others do not become
involved in some form of intervention such as Special Education,
Developmental Learning or behavioral training services they all risk
developing hurtful and destructive behaviors that accompany the
severe emotional problems associated with ASD.
Clearly, effective education, development learning and training can
develop measurable levels of functioning in children with Autism.
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